Hitching-post



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No. 230,049. Patented July is, 1880,

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CHARLES L. PEIBCE, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 230,049, dated July 13,1880.

' Application filed November 15, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. PEIRCE, of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee, and in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hitching-Posts; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to hitching-posts; and it consists in the devicehereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front View; Fig. 2, a longitudinalsection; Figs. 3 and 4, detail sections.

A is an upright tube, of wood or metal, into which a bail, B, carrying asheave, B, is let. This bail has aflange, L, around its upperend, whichsustains it in position, and the cap E, which fits over the tube, isheld in place by a bolt, I, which passes through the tube, bail, andcap.

To prevent the rod 1 from bending as it is riveted I surround it by asleeve, K, the endsv of which abut against the inner walls of the bailB.

The position of the sheave when the bail is in place is just oppositeand slightly below an opening, a, in the tube A, through which the chain6 passes, and its office is to support this chain, which has a weight,F, and spring D at its inner end, and at its outer end a link, I) b, androd 0. The link I) b is twisted so that its loops are at right angles toeach other, its i11- ner loop forming a stop.

Operation: As the chain slides loosely over the sheave B the weight Fwill always have a tendency to retract it and keep the loop I) in theopening a, and as it is longer than the rest of the links it will betipped up by the weight, instead of being carried into the tube, andwill prevent the inner end of the bar C from being carried into thetube.

The oflice of the barC is to keep the horse away from the post andprevent his cribbing.

As long as the horse pulls on the bar within, say, an angle of fortydegrees, up or down, he can pull the chain out and lengthen his tether;but higher or lower than that the loop I) of the link 12 catches on theedge of the opening a and stops him.

By my device I can prevent cribbing or injury of the horses head-gearagainst the post,

and makea post which is neat, light, and durable, and highly ornamentalin appearance.

At the outer end of the bar I provide a suitable catch or clasp hook,and about the openin g a face with open mouth or other ornament.

The spring D serves as acushion to prevent the weight from violentcontact with the bail.

I am aware that a retracting-chain is not new in hitching-posts, andalso that a rigid bar has been pivoted to a post for preventing theapproach of the animal thereto; but I am not aware that the two wereever used together, and therein is an important feature of my invention,as by the combination of these two devices I give the animal the freeuse of his head, and at the same time prevent his cribbing or injuringhis head-gear against the post.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. The combination of bar C, link I), having loop b, which is bent atright angles thereto and forms a stop, as shown, and a weightedretracting-chain, as set forth.

2. The combination of the retracting-chain, spring-cushion, and weightwith the sheave B, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this12th day of November, 187 9.

CHARLES L. PEIRCE.

Witnesses E. H. BOT'IUM, STANLEY S. STOUT.

